England batting all-rounder Will Jacks is not featuring in the first Sri Lanka vs England ODI of the three-match series, on Thursday, at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. At the toss, England captain Harry Brook announced that illness has ruled Jacks out of the match.
Failing to cross the 250-run mark in each of these three ODIs, England registered one of their worst ODI series outings in a while, going down three-nil to New Zealand. This continues their shambolic run in the format, which started with the horrific ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 title defence,
Former cricketer Mark Butcher believes England isn't learning anything from its shambolic run in the ODIs and needs to show more humility to recover from their torrid run.
Kane Williamson is set to make his return to international cricket when New Zealand take on England in a three-match ODI series starting October 26 at Bay Oval, his home ground in Mount Maunganui. The veteran batter, 35, had been sidelined for the ongoing T20I series against England due to "
England had one of the most ridiculous batting collapses in recent memory, going from 82/2 in 14 overs to being all out for 131 runs in just 24.3 overs at Leeds on Tuesday, with Jamie Smith's half-century (54 in 48 balls, with 10 fours) saving the 2019 World Cup champions from pure embarrass
She sustained the injury during the second match of the ongoing T20I series and was subsequently ruled out of the third match and the remainder of the series.
Root will have his chance to go down in history to become England's leading run-scorer in ODIs when he takes to the field for the second ODI against the West Indies at Cardiff on Sunday.
Even making 351 runs did not prove to be safe for England as a resilient Alex Carey and explosive pair of Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell helped Australia secure a five-wicket win at Lahore on Saturday.
Fans thronged the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday for the third and final ODI between India and England. With India already leading the series 2-0, supporters arrived in high spirits, hoping for a dominant finish from the home team.
With India 1-0 up in the series after a four-wicket win in the first ODI at Nagpur, England would be aiming to make a comeback in the series and set up an exciting decider.